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romney's foreign policy agenda so yes a lot of tough talk i heard experts say that's how mitt romney makes up for a lack of charisma what's interesting about the backbone comment is that mitt romney himself is often characterized as lacking the backbone as he has flip flopped on so many issues like abortion he was for abortion before he was against it or illegal immigration he was for giving them legal status that he was for deporting them mitt romney is flip flops have been widely discussed they've become an endless source of inspiration for comedians this is this is a joke from the tonight show with jay leno it's actually mitt romney and hurricane isaac have something in common they can both change directions at any moment and another comedian goes obama is like you can be whatever you want to be while romney is like i can be whatever you want me to be there are tons of jokes about mitt romney and his backbone issues apparently one way of showing some backbone for him is this kind of tough talk full of threats we'll see how far it will take him in this november election with a two
romney's foreign policy agenda so yes a lot of tough talk i heard experts say that's how mitt romney makes up for a lack of charisma what's interesting about the backbone comment is that mitt romney himself is often characterized as lacking the backbone as he has flip flopped on so many issues like abortion he was for abortion before he was against it or illegal immigration he was for giving them legal status that he was for deporting them mitt romney is flip flops have been widely discussed...
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aback, i disagree with the premise here and i don't want mitt romney and the gop to get -- mitt romney really blew it. and instead of having the courage and grace to come out and say, you know what? i may have spoken too soon or -- he doubled down on that. and then what happens? he gets, you know, sort of nippeded at by his own people, and so he backtracks and lets other people fight his battles for you. these folks paid president obama so much that they are willing to essentially re-enforce a lie and part of what they -- i'm sure the strategy was is that mitt romney saw -- his argument being that the president is weak. his timing in the statement that he made, really undermined that critique. i think they saw their opportunity slipping away, so they decided the ckabul kind of got together, and we'll go ahead and take the heat and we'll continue to attack president obama. and the last thing i would say on this is by the way, the fact that these communities are so agitated suggests to me more that they do fear the united states and that the president has been very effective, i don't kno
aback, i disagree with the premise here and i don't want mitt romney and the gop to get -- mitt romney really blew it. and instead of having the courage and grace to come out and say, you know what? i may have spoken too soon or -- he doubled down on that. and then what happens? he gets, you know, sort of nippeded at by his own people, and so he backtracks and lets other people fight his battles for you. these folks paid president obama so much that they are willing to essentially re-enforce a...
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and really, how far behind is mitt romney? >> well, i think that all depends on mitt romney. this is tied to the convention, prior to the start of the democratic convention, mitt romney had basically fought president obama to a draw in the polls and now, it looks as though the president has anywhere from a 4 to 6 point lead in national polls and it seems that he did that by, at the conventions, drilling in on the things that voters matter and care about most, the economy, he managed to make the argument that mitt romney should not be trusted with the economy and that -- to reassure votesers that he can, and you see that in the polls in terms of people's views of their ability to handle the economy and this is mitt romney's challenge going forward. can he go out there and make people regain the trust that he can regain the economy. >> paul: the polls show after mitt romney picked ryan, the gap closed from 3, 4, 5, maybe more, right to even after the conventionings, opened right back up to where it was. >> and not just nationally, but in some key state polls, wall street journa
and really, how far behind is mitt romney? >> well, i think that all depends on mitt romney. this is tied to the convention, prior to the start of the democratic convention, mitt romney had basically fought president obama to a draw in the polls and now, it looks as though the president has anywhere from a 4 to 6 point lead in national polls and it seems that he did that by, at the conventions, drilling in on the things that voters matter and care about most, the economy, he managed to...
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. >>> mitt romney shifting from defense to offense. aggressively attacking the president on the economy. in the very tight race for the white house, showing him trailing in three key states. danielle nottingham has the latest. >> raising campaign cash in atlanta, mitt romney worked to steer his message back to the economy and away from the secret recorded comments he made to campaign donors. >> the question of this campaign is not who cares about the poor and the middle class. i do, he does. the question is, who can help the poor and the middle class? i can, he can't. >> number two on the republican ticket spent wednesday looking for votes in virginia where a new poll of likely voters shows president obama leading romney by four points. he's also up by six points in wisconsin and a point in colorado. paul ryan pointed to remarks the president made when he was in illinois state senator. >> president obama said that he believes in redistribution. mitt romney and i are not running to redistribute their wealth. >> the white house says repu
. >>> mitt romney shifting from defense to offense. aggressively attacking the president on the economy. in the very tight race for the white house, showing him trailing in three key states. danielle nottingham has the latest. >> raising campaign cash in atlanta, mitt romney worked to steer his message back to the economy and away from the secret recorded comments he made to campaign donors. >> the question of this campaign is not who cares about the poor and the middle...
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mitt romney and barack obama will be live from denver. it is serious business, but there are also two games being played here. there's the expectations game the two campaigns have been playing. then there's the game of dodge ball. that's what we're talking about this morning. joining me now live is todd rogers. he's an assistant professor at harvard's kennedy school. thank you very much for joining us. >> hi, gary. thanks for having me. >> the artful dodge. what is that all about? >> so with a collaborator here at harvard, we've been doing psychological experiments to understand how its they politicians manage to evade questions without being detected so we've run a series of these experiments where viewers are randomly assigned to one of three conditions. in one condition they watch a video where a moderator asks a question that say as what will you do about the universal health care problem in the world. the politician said, i'll glad you asked me that. we need universal health care. we then splice out the question, have the moderator a
mitt romney and barack obama will be live from denver. it is serious business, but there are also two games being played here. there's the expectations game the two campaigns have been playing. then there's the game of dodge ball. that's what we're talking about this morning. joining me now live is todd rogers. he's an assistant professor at harvard's kennedy school. thank you very much for joining us. >> hi, gary. thanks for having me. >> the artful dodge. what is that all about?...
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in a way that mitt romney has not quite been able to sort of figure out and i would argue that mitt romney shouldn't even try to be likable. he should try to be his geeky self and win over the trust of voters. they don't have to like him. they just have to trust him. >> jamie: trust, right. >> as long as he stops trying, it is when he tries and fails that everyone cringes and is like, you shouldn't... don't try to be chummy and don't try to be... >> jamie: thanks for covering both sides, you have covered a lot of ground and i can't wait to watch the first one, coming up here on fox. >> thanks. >> eric: the presidential debates will not be the only one, president obama and mitt romney focusing on debates but so, too, vice president joe biden and congressman paul ryan will face off in a few weeks and today, congressman ryan is getting his first full day of prep work, we are told, the g.o.p. vice presidential nominee meeting with aides in oregon during his west coast swing there. we are told he is looking through some of the topics and answers an counter points and all he'll need to go head-t
in a way that mitt romney has not quite been able to sort of figure out and i would argue that mitt romney shouldn't even try to be likable. he should try to be his geeky self and win over the trust of voters. they don't have to like him. they just have to trust him. >> jamie: trust, right. >> as long as he stops trying, it is when he tries and fails that everyone cringes and is like, you shouldn't... don't try to be chummy and don't try to be... >> jamie: thanks for covering...
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jim acosta traveling with mitt romney. president obama is trying to gain support what has traditionally been republican territory. what are you seeing? >> reporter: as you know, election day may be weeks away, but in virginia, ab sen tea voting is already under way and that is why you saw president obama and mitt romney treading on each other's turf this week. president obama heading to virginia beach as he tries to keep virginia out of reach for romney. >> reporter: in virginia beach, president obama tailored his latest attack on mitt romney to the military voters here as he hit his opponent for his recent comments that 37% of americans who don't pay income taxes see themselves as victims. >> i travel a lot around this country and i don't immediate meet a lot of victims. i see a lot of veterans who have served this country with bravery and distinction and i see soldiers who defend our freedom every single day and i see those military families who are wondering whether their loved ones are going to come back home safe and
jim acosta traveling with mitt romney. president obama is trying to gain support what has traditionally been republican territory. what are you seeing? >> reporter: as you know, election day may be weeks away, but in virginia, ab sen tea voting is already under way and that is why you saw president obama and mitt romney treading on each other's turf this week. president obama heading to virginia beach as he tries to keep virginia out of reach for romney. >> reporter: in virginia...
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who would you rather have console you, president obama or mitt romney? >> absolutely mitt romney. he could advise me how to get another turtle and make money off of it. it ought to be the objective. all of the polls are about the so-called em empathy gap and why mitt romney doesn't connect with people. i don't want a president who can connect with people. i want a president who can be president. obama hasn't learned that in three and a half years. >> you want a president and not a pal. i don't want to know how you make money on turtles. >> i'm sure there is a way to do it. >> there is a way to do it, there is. is there just more fluff? >> hi, brooke, mice to meet you. >> mu tated ninjas is how you make money. >> quite the franchise. >> thanks a lot. i would really hope this was a meaning less pull. i would hope that americans don't vote on their em paw see -- their empathy-like ability factor. it is these hard-hitting questions. who do you want to captain your ship? who would you like to sit at dinner with? it doesn't determine who you would vote for. i would rather sit with obama
who would you rather have console you, president obama or mitt romney? >> absolutely mitt romney. he could advise me how to get another turtle and make money off of it. it ought to be the objective. all of the polls are about the so-called em empathy gap and why mitt romney doesn't connect with people. i don't want a president who can connect with people. i want a president who can be president. obama hasn't learned that in three and a half years. >> you want a president and not a...
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right at mitt romney. tell us what you really think about this. >> well, first of all, it is probably the case that people he is denigrating in such a dismissive fashion pay a higher percentage of their income in taxes than he does. we don't know that because he's refusing to reveal it but you know, i'm still struck by ann romney having said that oh, if we were to release mitt's returns or our returns, it would give the other side ammunition. that's about as damming an admission as you can get. there are people who work, every penny of their income is subject to the payroll tax. and that may very well be a higher effective rate than romney pays with his shelters. and the other point that strikes me is this. it is a very hard conception -- not a hard one. a scary one. apparently to him, people don't have views on public policy. they don't have emotional feelings. they don't have concern for others. in his mind, it is pure economic determinism. people are apparently reduced to being sleighs of where their mo
right at mitt romney. tell us what you really think about this. >> well, first of all, it is probably the case that people he is denigrating in such a dismissive fashion pay a higher percentage of their income in taxes than he does. we don't know that because he's refusing to reveal it but you know, i'm still struck by ann romney having said that oh, if we were to release mitt's returns or our returns, it would give the other side ammunition. that's about as damming an admission as you...
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mitt romney's dreadful summer is turning into a horrible fall. he's had several campaign missteps that tell a whole lot about his readiness to be president or unreadiness. let's listen to romney. >> in the short time you've been here in london, do they look ready to your experienced eye? >> you know, it's hard to know just how well it will turn out. there are a few things that were disconcerting. >> then romney was hazed a bit by another -- by the london mayor mars johnson. >> i hear there's a guy called mitt romney who wants to know whether i'm ready, he wants to know whether i'm ready. i'll be ready. i'll be ready. >> i like that guy, anyway yesterday romney was politically tone death again. >> the president takes responsibility not just for the words that come from his mouth, but also from the words that come from his ambassadors from his administration, from his embassies from the state department. they clearly sent mixed messages to the world and the statement that came from the administration and the embassy is the administration. the state
mitt romney's dreadful summer is turning into a horrible fall. he's had several campaign missteps that tell a whole lot about his readiness to be president or unreadiness. let's listen to romney. >> in the short time you've been here in london, do they look ready to your experienced eye? >> you know, it's hard to know just how well it will turn out. there are a few things that were disconcerting. >> then romney was hazed a bit by another -- by the london mayor mars johnson....
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weighed in. >> what republicans are really saying about mitt romney. and -- >> this is a fact, my friend. >> jesse "the body ". >> how about if you run with me? >> ponder a white house run. yes! but first, we're going to start with this. tonight a discussion about the prophet mohammed, a discussion that will most likely make a lot of you very uncomfortable. but why should it? i'm here in the united states which prides itself on freedom, especially the freedom of expression. yet, through the technology of television, people around the world can see this including radical islamists who in the past few days attacked and murdered people all in the name of prophet mohammed. and to clear, our motive here is to educate. that said, one of the big stories this week is about this. it is the new iphone. on this thing you can take pictures and shoot videos and then when are you done, you can tweet it, facebook it or send it right to youtube for the entire world to see. anyone anywhere at any second is capable of broadcasting something insulting. so my point is tha
weighed in. >> what republicans are really saying about mitt romney. and -- >> this is a fact, my friend. >> jesse "the body ". >> how about if you run with me? >> ponder a white house run. yes! but first, we're going to start with this. tonight a discussion about the prophet mohammed, a discussion that will most likely make a lot of you very uncomfortable. but why should it? i'm here in the united states which prides itself on freedom, especially the...
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>> pelley: >> pelley: tonight, mitt romney works to regain momentum. today, he released his tax returns. jan crawford has the numbers, hi we ask him the question that hme in his own party are asking. klot of republicans would like to know a lot of your donors would like to know how do you turn this thing around? more riots over that american- made film that mocks islam. but this time, many have died. charlie d'agata is on the story. a space shuttle flies for the time time. bill whitaker is with the crowds watching the sky and history. and steve hartman is on the road where drivers actually enjoy getting a ticket from this cop. >> never so happy to get a ticket in my life. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. >>tt romney, one of the wealthiest men ever to run for oresident, released a tax return today for 2011. in its nearly 400 pages, we nearned that he made a lot of money on his investments, but he paid a tax rate that would be the envy of many middle-class families. come's because inco
>> pelley: >> pelley: tonight, mitt romney works to regain momentum. today, he released his tax returns. jan crawford has the numbers, hi we ask him the question that hme in his own party are asking. klot of republicans would like to know a lot of your donors would like to know how do you turn this thing around? more riots over that american- made film that mocks islam. but this time, many have died. charlie d'agata is on the story. a space shuttle flies for the time time. bill...
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and really, how far behind is mitt romney? >> well, i think that all depends on mitt romney. this is tied to the convention, prior to the start of the democratic convention, mitt romney had basically fought president obama to a draw in the polls and now, it looks as though the president has anywhere from a 4 to 6 point lead in national polls and it seems that he did that by, at the conventions, drilling in on the things that voters matter and care about most, the economy, he managed to make the argument that mitt romney should not be trusted with the economy and that -- to reassure votesers that he can, and you see that in the polls in terms of people's views of their ability to handle the economy and this is mitt romney's challenge going forward. can he go out there and make people regain the trust that he can regain the economy. >> paul: the polls show after mitt romney picked ryan, the gap closed from 3, 4, 5, maybe more, right to even after the conventionings, opened right back up to where it was. >> and not just nationally, but in some key state polls, wall street journa
and really, how far behind is mitt romney? >> well, i think that all depends on mitt romney. this is tied to the convention, prior to the start of the democratic convention, mitt romney had basically fought president obama to a draw in the polls and now, it looks as though the president has anywhere from a 4 to 6 point lead in national polls and it seems that he did that by, at the conventions, drilling in on the things that voters matter and care about most, the economy, he managed to...
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>> that points out the difference between mitt romney and barack obama and the fact that mitt romney, in a lot of ways is steeped in bush's foreign policy. >> 70% of his pollen policy is foreign bushies. >> there's a style and yearning part of the right to go back to the bush style of what they call diplomacy, constant asserting and puffing of the american chest around the world and words and sort of, you know, talking about america as the greatest country on earth and bullying other countries, that substitutes for foreign policy. i don't think there's an appetite for returning to that style of foreign policy on all of the right. if you look at sort of on the ron paul part of the party, libertarian wing of the party which, by the way, was the most active and most enthusiastic part of the party at convention in tampa, by the way they were the most motivated and there's an exhaustion with the idea of going around the world and sort of pushing our way around. and the obama style fits where americans are, we're tired of it. >> if you're a deficit hawk, budget hawk, making a floor of 4% gd
>> that points out the difference between mitt romney and barack obama and the fact that mitt romney, in a lot of ways is steeped in bush's foreign policy. >> 70% of his pollen policy is foreign bushies. >> there's a style and yearning part of the right to go back to the bush style of what they call diplomacy, constant asserting and puffing of the american chest around the world and words and sort of, you know, talking about america as the greatest country on earth and...